Since Oculus announced the closing of Story Studio, a division dedicated to exploring VR stories, it seems that this institution, which has been leading the real VR storytelling and is widely acclaimed, is itself a “story†that disappears into the alien space.
Institutions can disappear and stories never exist.
Recently, Oculus teamed up with horror movie veteran, director Alexandre Aja, and VR studio Future Lighthouse to create a live action 360-degree “Horror Story†short film collection: Campfire Creepers.
The director himself is filming
Alexandre Aja's previous work
Speaking of Alexandre Aja, not many ordinary viewers will be familiar with the name of this French director. But mentioning some of his works still evoked many memories of childhood horror: Magic Mountain, Piranha 3D, remake of The Hills Have Eyes (2006), and The 2013 new work "Horns" (that's the one that Harry Potter played). Although there is no such classic thriller as Alien and Midnight Bell, it is so famous. But as a horror film professional, Alexandre Aja specializes in narrative series of horror films made up of several relatively independent stories. This time, the director will use the theme of a summer fire camp “Hope Horror Story Nightâ€, in which everyone will alternately tell about a multi-linear story of midnight quirkiness.
Remember "The childhood nightmare curse" Ferretti at Oak Street? (left)
Since it is the artistic conception of "the most horrible movie of childhood" that is to be matched with the audience, nostalgia is a necessary ritual. In this series, everyone will once again meet with the most horrific character of childhood - the dream of Charity in Oak Street. This series really scared me not to sleep in my entire childhood. The oldest actor Robert Englund, who played everybody’s nightmare, Freddy Krueger, will once again appear in the latest medium of VR, evoking the deepest fear of your childhood.
Currently Alexandre Aja and production team Future Lighthouse are filming. It is said that the director will use the new movement lens, macro and post-production to play more tricks on this new medium. I believe that in the immersive environment, The audience will experience darker experiences than childhood.
The theme of horror and horror is part of the immersive narrative. UGC 360-degree videos on YouTube are mostly all kinds of wonderful horror stories. In fact, something like YouTube was organized on Halloween last year. At that time, YouTube was responsible for providing shooting venues, equipment, post-production, and creative guidance. Call your own Net Red to publish a 360-degree horror video on Halloween. Although the uploaded content was really worthless, it attracted a large number of fans.
Alexandre Aja's first episode of this series will be exclusively on the Oculus platform before Halloween this year.
As a leader in the virtual reality industry, Oculus has recently lowered the price of its Rift hardware package (from the original $599 to the current $399) after it closed its own professional film studio. At the same time, its parent company, Facebook, has More than 250 million U.S. dollars for content developers to create content. It plans to provide another 250 million U.S. dollars in content creation funds at a time that is not specifically defined.
Oculus, a large-scale adjustment of VR strategy, has adopted its own funding, technology, and platform support both in the development of games and video content. With a group of small and influential directors and artists and old actors who have once worked in the film and television industry, the creation of franchise content will drive VR adoption and content consumption in the mass market. Compared with Story Studio, it is more affable and better. At the same time, compared to the Hollywood first-line filmmakers, they have not yet started VR movies. These old drivers, who are not very popular, can try what they were good at in the new media. It is also a thoughtful way.
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